Observations, articles, opinions etc. in Dutch and English. The author, Bert de Bruin (Yonathan Dror Bar-On), is a Dutch-Jewish historian, who has specialized in modern Jewish history and in the history of the Middle East, and who in 1995 emigrated from the Netherlands to Israel. He wrote one book (2008), and edited another (2011), both in Dutch. For feedback please post a comment, or send this blog's author an email: (hisdutchname)atyahoodotcom
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
We had a good time at Ikea, especially in the restaurant. I did not have the patience to watch the semifinal of the European Football Championship 2004 between Portugal and Holland. I only watched the national anthems and listened to Dutch radio for the last ten minutes of the game. Although the commentators for ten minutes complained about the referee, I understood from other analysts that the Portugese deserved to win, which seems fair if you take into account that the only goal for the Dutch this evening was made by a Portugese player, and that until now only one game was won in regular time. The person whom I heard saying that this is probably the maximum that this Dutch team+coach were able to achieve was right, apparently. It is a shame. The team that most of all deserves to win is that of the Czech Republic, which tomorrow will have to beat Greece to reach he final. Good luck to them.
I am tired, I'll have a shower and watch a rerun of Seinfeld. Layla tov.
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